Name August Konow | Died April 9, 1873 | |
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August Konow (19 October 1780 – 9 April 1873) was a Norwegian businessman and politician.
Konow was born in Bergen, Norway. He was on of thirteen children of Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746-98) and Anna Hedvig Rieck (1756-1810). He was the brother of merchant Wollert Konow (1779-1839) and naval officer Thomas Konow (1796-1881). He received a trade education together with his brother Wollert at Johan Köhns Institute in Hamburg (1792-94). His father had immigrated from Schwerin in Mecklenburg during 1769 and established an import-export business. Following the death of his father in 1798, his merchant business went bankrupt. Krohn and his brother Wollert subsequently started the company Konow & Co., which was engaged in fish exports and grain imports. Konow was an alternate member of the Storting 1815-16, 1818 and 1821 and permanent representative in 1824. His brother Wollert died in 1839 after which August continued the company, under the name of Aug. Konow & Sønner.